Long story short, the more I looked at the donor...the more it became the primary build. The body seems very solid at this point so I cut up what I needed from the 69.5 and began this build.
My plans are to make this a "pre-1969" AWD street car with a turbo EZ30.I will graph in the later tail lights and close up the front corner markers. The engine will modeled after the Perrin Design because I have always wanted to build a Turbo flat six after doing several flat fours. The donor for my drivetrain will either be out of my 5 speed baja which I plan on doing a JDM 6 speed swap in the next year or if i come across a decent priced JDM 5 speed package. The 5 speed will end up with PPG gears as the only way to handle the power levels I plan on.
Here is where I am at now. Stripped the car, split the body and mounted it. Past couple of weeks I created a Type 1 rotisserie that allows the chassis to also roll under it when the carriage is level. Doing this because I am not working upside down like i did with the '56. I fabbed up a chain drive from a cheap HF cable winch with a worm gear that allows you to rotate the car and holds it steady when you stop, no need to pin it. I also made the pivots removable so the rotisserie can also collapse to become a body dolly when that day comes.
First order of business is to open up the bottom of the tunnel and begin closing up all the open holes to the passenger compartment. I will asses whether I am going to keep the shift rod in the tunnel, run it externally in a shroud above the tunnel or go with a cable set up. Going relocate some tunnel tubes in the tunnel and remove others (defroster tubes, clutch tubes, fuel tubes, accelerator tube)
I will also be replacing the needed sheet metal on the body. Since this is a conversion thread. I'll keep the standard build stuff at a minimum unless you all want it in one thread and know that I am not slacking on the car
. Figured I would call this one "The Huntress" because it'll be killing some "muscle cars" if it hits the streets. As always, any suggestions, motivation, comments or ideas are appreciated.
